Pacific Rim: Maelstrom is expected to hit theaters on February 23, 2018.
Fans were put at ease when a release date for Pacific Rim 2 was finally announced following the addition of Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega to its lineup.
Before the heated conversation about diversity in film started we were doing Pacific Rim.
I leave those communications to [Pacific Rim 2 director] Steven DeKnight.